repulsiveness
- a word derived from repulsive.
Example Sentences
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For a very long time now, dating at least back to the original Spygate, the New England Patriots have set the standard for comprehensive repulsiveness.
From Golf Digest ● Nov. 18, 2019
Snakes for hair, reptile skin, a repulsiveness that renders her not only undesirable but dangerous.
From New York Times ● Feb. 9, 2019
But she also uses that scenario to put her only slant on the concept of cringe comedy, moving that brand of humor deeper into the territory of repulsiveness.
From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2018
The repulsiveness of the sight gag is softened by its absurdity — just one reminder of many that this is a movie calibrated to cross the line, though always in service of a laugh.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 21, 2017
In this case, the effect was enhanced by the extreme repulsiveness of the face, and, I may add, its proximity, for, as I think, it almost touched mine.
From In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 by Le Fanu, Joseph Sheridan
